Island Light: Signs Around Us
Early daffodils bloom in front of a Chilmark stone wall.
Early daffodils bloom in front of a Chilmark stone wall.
Sun rises over Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury.
Sun rises over Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury.
Osprey snatches its prize trout from Mill Pond.
Osprey snatches its prize trout from Mill Pond.
Otter searches the Mill Pond for food also.
Otter searches the Mill Pond for food also.
Back to its nest.
Back to its nest.
Chappy ferries in Edgartown harbor.
Chappy ferries in Edgartown harbor.
Katama oversand road closed for the season.
Katama oversand road closed for the season.
Peter Hatt installs new reflectors on power line poles for Eversource.
Peter Hatt installs new reflectors on power line poles for Eversource.
Edgartown finger piers on a rainy day last week.
Edgartown finger piers on a rainy day last week.
Good day to stay home and keep your boat docked.
Good day to stay home and keep your boat docked.
Vineyard Haven harbor was calm off Gannon and Benjamin boatyard.
Vineyard Haven harbor was calm off Gannon and Benjamin boatyard.
Waves crash beneath the Oak Bluffs Steamship wharf.
Waves crash beneath the Oak Bluffs Steamship wharf.
Figure skating demonstration at the ice arena.
Figure skating demonstration at the ice arena.
Ferry Island Home in her Vineyard Haven port.
Ferry Island Home in her Vineyard Haven port.
Lucy Vincent splash.
Lucy Vincent splash.
Jay Lagemann's family sculpture reflects as the sun peeks out of the clouds.
Jay Lagemann's family sculpture reflects as the sun peeks out of the clouds.
Pine cones gathered on the forest floor.
Pine cones gathered on the forest floor.
Skid marks on the road from the high school to the state forest.
Skid marks on the road from the high school to the state forest.
Sun going down.
Sun going down.
Another rainy day in the Vineyard Haven harbor.
Another rainy day in the Vineyard Haven harbor.
Island police took on firefighters in a benefit hockey game for Harbor Homes.
Island police took on firefighters in a benefit hockey game for Harbor Homes.
The Finest (police) won in the end 8-5 over the Bravest (firefighters).
The Finest (police) won in the end 8-5 over the Bravest (firefighters).
Tuesday evening coed pickup basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club.
Tuesday evening coed pickup basketball game at the Boys and Girls Club.
March Madness, Island style.
March Madness, Island style.
End of the day off West Chop.
End of the day off West Chop.
In these early days of spring an Islander is as likely to see morning frost as blooming daffodils, and one day's heat is the next day's chill. We need no banging of drums for the season to come; our yearning for the warmth is palpable. But signs and portents do abound, all around us.